Karnataka’s Pavagada Ranges 1850 MW Milestone with Avaada Commissioning worth 100 MW

The Pavagada Solar Park, a showpiece project for the Government of Karnataka as well as the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for its massive capacity (2050 MW) and the way it managed all stakeholders including land owners, has just reached another milestone. Industry sources say that Avaada Energy has commissioned 100 MW at the park, taking the total to 1850 MW for the solar park as a whole.

The solar park, spread over a total area of 13,000 acres in Pavagada taluk in Tumkur district of Karnataka has seen good progress being made, with 600 MW of power commissioned by 31 January 2018. And 1,400 MW by 9 April 2019. With a total plan of 2050 MW, total investments of close to Rs 15,000 crores were expected to be made by the time the park reaches full capacity, by the end of 2019.  That will make it one of the world’s biggest solar farms.

As of now, the remaining capacity that is expected to come on stream by the end of the year is from Avaada and Softbank (SB Energy), with both seemingly on target to get there.